Many miles his boots had seen Down dirt roads most have never been A heavy heart just 'a full of song Picking his banjo all day long Then he found a dusty little town He did not hear a sound, not a note was heard So then our friend played his banjo once again Ah! Ah! Ah! Played his banjo once again When he was done he turned to see The faces of those he'd set free His songs soared through town that night And like a ghost he was gone by light He left that dusty little town And all that heard the sound of the notes he played And they knew, they'd been called on by the banjo man Ah! Ah! Ah!